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Why does the geographical sequence in Acts 1:8 matter theologically?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas April 8, 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 11056 Acts 1:8 is the last thing the risen Jesus said before His ascension, and it was not a farewell encouragement. It was a structured programme. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and…

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What does Philip’s mission to Samaria tell us about cross-cultural ministry?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas April 8, 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 11081 The Samaritan mission in Acts 8 is one of the most theologically charged events in the book of Acts, though Luke narrates it with characteristic restraint. Philip crossed not merely a geographical boundary when he went to Samaria; he crossed a centuries-deep fault line of religious contempt and mutual suspicion. That God used…

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